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French agency orders halt in some uses of Syngenta weedkiller

PARIS (Reuters) - French health and safety agency ANSES on Wednesday ordered a halt to some uses of one of the most widely used weedkillers in France, S-metolachlor, which produced by Swiss chemicals

Explainer-Bird flu: what are the risks to people and animals?

By Tom Polansek (Reuters) - Countries ranging from the United States and Britain to France and Japan have suffered record losses of poultry in outbreaks of avian flu in the past year. The disease,

Bird flu spreads to new countries, threatens non-stop “war” on poultry

By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - Avian flu has reached new corners of the globe and become endemic for the first time in some wild birds that transmit the virus to poultry, according to

Barclays tightens lending for dirtiest fossil fuels

By Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) - Barclays on Wednesday said it was tightening lending criteria for coal power and would stop financing oil sands exploration and production, but did not announce new

Japan’s JERA, Abu Dhabi’s TAQA to collaborate in decarbonisation business

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's biggest power generator JERA said on Wednesday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, also called TAQA, to explore opportunities

UAE oil power farms the desert in quest for food security

By Abir Ahmar SHARJAH, UAE (Reuters) - Against the desert sands of Sharjah, eight green circles stand out as the United Arab Emirates cultivates wheat to improve food security in an arid country that

Supply chain, red tape biggest problems for European green projects, says RWE CEO

OSLO (Reuters) - The biggest obstacles to quickly building out renewable energy in Europe are the capacity of the supply chain and an uncertain investment environment, the head of Germany's biggest

IKEA says shrinks climate footprint with help from new light bulbs

By Marie Mannes and Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - IKEA, the world's biggest furniture brand, said on Wednesday its annual carbon emissions fell 5% in the last fiscal year following efforts to

Magnitude 6.1 quake strikes off New Zealand coast

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck New Zealand near Wellington on Wednesday at a depth of 48 km (30 miles), government seismic monitor Geonet said. The earthquake's epicentre was

Ohio cleaning up toxic train derailment as pollution ‘plume’ moves downstream

By Brad Brooks and Lisa Baertlein (Reuters) - Cleanup is moving quickly after a train carrying toxic materials derailed in Ohio 11 days ago, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said on Tuesday, while residents

On Camera

Indian influencers reclaim desi aesthetics at Coachella—jhumkas, dupattas to mehendi

By mixing Indian maximalism with Western minimalism, desi influencers are using the hippie Met Gala to bring about a quiet revolution in festival dressing.

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.